Chapter 573 Too Arrogant, Too Arrogant
Xie Jihua was a little unhappy when Gu Siqing refused to reconcile with Ling Pingying. Although Gu Siqing's major was not literature, she often took literature classes at school. They had a teacher-student relationship. He thought that everything he was doing was for Gu Siqing's good, but Gu Siqing obviously didn't think so.
When a person's kindness is not recognized, they will naturally feel unhappy. Xie Jihua felt that Gu Siqing's life was too smooth and she still didn't understand the ways of the world. After this setback, she would know how to behave in the world.
After hanging up Gu Siqing's call, Xie Jihua called Ling Pingying, "Siqing said she is very busy and has no time to come out for dinner."
After he finished speaking, there was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time before a voice came out, "How is that possible? Is Gu Siqing crazy?"
Xie Jihua frowned after hearing Ling Pingying's words, feeling somewhat unhappy. He said, "Siqing did nothing wrong in the whole thing. She certainly has the right to refuse."
"Professor Xie, that's not what I meant."
Ling Pingying could hear the displeasure in his voice and tried to explain, but Xie Jihua hung up the phone. He was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with Ling Pingying. However, he still felt that Gu Siqing should reconcile with her, as it would be good for her future.
How can everything go smoothly in life? But Gu Siqing didn't seem to understand this truth.
Ling Pingying's face turned pale as she listened to the beeping phone call. How could Gu Siqing dare? She had put so much effort into inviting such a powerful figure, how could she dare to refuse? Did she not want a future?
At the same time, she was panicking. Gu Siqing was unwilling to reconcile with her, which meant that she would insist on suing. Then, if she lost the case, she would most likely be asked to apologize publicly.
No, absolutely not! If I really apologized to a little girl like Gu Siqing, how would she survive in the literary world in the future?
She paced back and forth in the room anxiously, trying to find a solution. But her mind was a mess, like weeds, and she couldn't come up with a solution. She could only go to Qi Xinhou. The two of them arranged to meet at a teahouse.
After rushing to the teahouse and waiting for a long time before Qi Xinhou arrived, Ling Pingying sat down and told him about Gu Siqing's refusal to reconcile. Then she said, "What do you think we should do now? How could Gu Siqing refuse?"
Qi Xinhou pondered while holding his teacup, "I guess it doesn't matter to him whether he wins the award or not!"
"How is that possible?" Ling Pingying said in disbelief. "She knows that winning an award means she has a certain status in the literary world and increases her fame. Her future books will be more easily accepted by readers."
Qi Xinhou also found Gu Siqing's refusal to reconcile incredible, but she just refused. What else could they do?
"Now you have no choice but to respond to the lawsuit." Qi Xin said honestly.
"No!" Ling Pingying said immediately, "You know how ruthless Gu Siqing is. She'll definitely make excessive demands."
"Then what do you have in mind?" Qi Xinhou asked.
If it weren't for their long-term friendship, he wouldn't want to care about her.
"Didn't Gu Siqing apply to join the Writers Association?" Ling Pingying lowered her voice and said, "Let's do something. If she doesn't reconcile with me, I won't let her join."
Qi Xinhou didn't want to talk anymore. "Gu Siqing doesn't even care whether she wins the award or not. How could she care about joining the Writers Association? Besides, no one will help you with this. Mr. Yan Shi knows that Gu Siqing has applied to join the Writers Association."
"How did Mr. Yan Shi know?" Ling Pingying asked.
Qi Xinhou: "Mr. Yan Shi is also following Zhitu."
Ling Pingying clenched her fists and remained silent. Seeing this, Qi Xinhou sighed and said, "You should apologize to Gu Siqing privately and reconcile. It's better than going to court."
"Will she agree?" Ling Pingying said through gritted teeth.
"You'll know if you agree or not after you try it."
Qi Xinhou left after he finished speaking. Ling Pingying sat there for a long time before leaving. The next morning, she found Gu's house, but was told that Gu Siqing was still sleeping.
Gu Siqing had been writing late last night, so naturally she couldn't get up today. But she was the only one left at home besides the nanny, and when the guests came and they were looking for her, the nanny naturally knocked on the door and called her.
Gu Siqing was half asleep when she heard the nanny say that someone named Ling Pingying was visiting. Then her mind cleared up a little. She wanted to say she would not see him, but avoiding him was not a big deal, so she got up.
More than ten minutes later, she saw Ling Pingying in the main hall. She was sitting there with her back straight, her posture elegant, and a smile on her face. Gu Siqing felt that she must be very tired to pose like this.
Sitting down casually opposite her, Gu Siqing asked, "What does Writer Ling want to see me about?"
Ling Pingying took a deep breath, making her smile flawless, and then said, "Xiao Gu, actually, there isn't a big conflict between us. There's no need to make things awkward, right?"
Gu Siqing understood that this was a reconciliation. But was this the attitude to reconcile? Not even admitting one's fault!
"Writer Ling," Gu Siqing asked, "What kind of contradiction do you think is a major one?"
Ling Pingying smiled and lowered her eyes, thinking he was trying to push her too far. She said, "Actually, I'm quite optimistic about you. You're arguably the foremost writer of the younger generation in China. You're definitely going to be a big name in the literary world. I can't say I have many connections in that circle, but I do have some. If you need anything in the future, I'll be happy to help you."
Gu Siqing was really impressed by her. She wanted to reconcile but was so arrogant. She really thought too highly of herself. Not wanting to talk to her anymore, she said, "Sorry, Writer Ling, I haven't had breakfast yet. I need to eat now. I won't see you off."
As she said that, she stood up and walked towards the kitchen. The nanny at home was also considerate. She walked over, bent down and started to put away the cups and teapots on the coffee table, as if she was trying to get rid of her.
When had Ling Pingying ever been treated like this? She stormed out of the main hall and said to Gu Siqing, who was standing at the kitchen door, "You're so ignorant of the ways of the world. I want to see how far you can go."
"That's none of your business." Gu Siqing said with a smile.
Ling Pingying left angrily. Gu Siqing smiled and said to the nanny, "Auntie Zhang, just serve some noodles."
"Okay." Aunt Zhang smiled and made her some noodles, thinking that cultured people quarrel differently, without getting angry or swearing.
After Ling Pingying left Gu's house and returned to her office, she began to contact the bigwigs she had invited before, telling them that Gu Siqing refused to meet with them. Of course, she also said some words that Gu Siqing was ignorant and disrespectful to her predecessors.
Although those big guys knew that what Ling Pingying said was somewhat untrue, they knew that Gu Siqing had offended them, and they all had a bad impression of Gu Siqing. They thought she was too arrogant and too presumptuous.
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